Kilstett

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Kilstett
Commune
The town hall in Kilstett
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°40′35″N 7°51′24″E / 48.6764°N 7.8567°E / 48.6764; 7.8567Coordinates: 48°40′35″N 7°51′24″E / 48.6764°N 7.8567°E / 48.6764; 7.8567
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Arrondissement	Haguenau-Wissembourg
Canton	Brumath
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Francis Laas[1]
Area 1	6.90 km2 (2.66 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	2,482
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	67237 /67840
Elevation	126–131 m (413–430 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Kilstett is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

Its inhabitants are known as Kilstettois.

Geography[]

Kilstett is positioned about fifteen kilometres (nine miles) to the north of Strasbourg.

It has its own stop on the little railway line that connects Strasbourg with the German frontier town of Lauterbourg, and is approximately three kilometres (two miles) to the east of Junction 50 on the Autoroute A35, which is the principal north-south highway in Alsace.

Infrastructures and shops[]

Kilstett has a match shop, bakeries, a Crédit Mutuel bank and a pub called A l'Arbre Vert.

History[]

Battle of Kilstett memorial

In January 1945, a German counter-offensive intended to reconquer Strasbourg was stopped at the Battle of Kilstett.

See also[]

• Communes of the Bas-Rhin department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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